Call for evidence outcome

Refuse-derived fuel market in England: call for evidence

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
12 March 2014
Last updated
1 December 2014 — See all updates
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This call for evidence has closed

Download the full outcome

Defra response to the call for evidence

PDF, 257 KB

Summary of responses

PDF, 179 KB

Detail of outcome

We welcome the views and evidence provided on the need for government intervention in the RDF market. Our response document sets out what we will do next.

We received 47 responses to the call for evidence.

Original call for evidence

Summary

Seeking evidence about the refuse-derived fuel market.

This call for evidence ran from
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Call for evidence description

We want to know what you think the challenges are in the refuse-derived fuel market and how these might be managed.

This call for evidence aims to fill the gaps in our knowledge of the refuse-derived fuel market. Refuse-derived fuel is fuel produced from waste that has undergone some sort of process, from sorting and bailing to mechanical treatments.

We are asking for evidence from those working in, or with, the energy from waste industry on:

  • how this fuel is made and who uses it
  • issues with domestic use of refuse derived fuel
  • challenges from exporting this type of fuel
  • is government action needed to improve the market, particularly in terms of achieving environmental benefits
  • if government action is needed, what should we be doing

Documents

Call for evidence document

PDF, 188 KB, 24 pages

Call for evidence letter

PDF, 37.7 KB, 2 pages

List of consultees

PDF, 16.7 KB, 3 pages

Published 12 March 2014
Last updated 1 December 2014 + show all updates

  1. Summary of responses and Defra's responses added.

  2. First published.